Those sound like volunteer words to me. :D Yes they come in about 2 â€“ 10 a day, I get on to it just about every day but granted take the odd day off. :wink: I have banned the .ru email address, numerous key words and emails but they just keep coming.

We do get a lot of genuine people joining but not posting though I noticed, but I think I get all the bad guys within a day or two. Are you getting any SPAM or anything?

Also we just don't get the volume of traffic to warrant putting someone on full time screening members. I noticed others like the forum you currently have on your profile the outer limits or something does get the traffic, any suggestions on how to build the activity/interest on this forum?

To get that sort of traffic you might need to get some stickers made up and given away everywhere! I only came accross this site by the link on Ozzy's sig line in outers, if it wasn't for that link I would never know that this forum is here. You are right about genuine people signing up I see that also its just that they don't seem to have any-one posting. Also outerlimits has probably only about 500 (maybe less) members that post regularly.

Arrr I just zapped them both. Generally Ozzy, if they are from a .ru, have a website or link that has nothing to do with camping or at least Australia in some form and obviously if they are just trying to sell drugs or porn then I zap them. If they are borderline I give them the benefit of the doubt if they have a .com.au email address.

I generally do get around to clearing them once a day but they do keep coming in, must be a lot of people out there with nothing more to do then post links.

Thanks for the input Kramer and as always thanks for your ongoing support Ozzy, it does not go unnoticed. :D

Is this the spot to introduce myself?Have been looking at the forum for some little while with good info so thought why not, I might even be able to make some useful contribution in return.I am very much a bushie (but that name was taken), so I chose gidgea which happens to be my favorite firewood.Very much of the old school where it comes to living/camping in the outback, nothing flash but everything needs to work and if for whatever reason it dont, then I have to be able to fix it.cheers everyone, gidgea